Eurovision: Thongs, corsets, bare behinds and a confrontation about Israel

The Eurovision Song Contest “marked” by political unrest and strife in Malmö, Sweden. However, it was not only the protests of some artists who wanted to support the Palestinian people in practice, but some contestants “raised” the temperature to high with their appearance in the final.

Nebulossa from Spain made their presence felt at the competition. Mery Bas’ outfit was a sheer lace suit with baggy pants and giant shoulders, designed by American designer Michael Costelloe, and embellished with over 100,000 tiny crystals. The two male Nebulossa dancers, meanwhile, were initially dressed in sleek black costumes, but soon stripped down to just their corsets and underwear.

However, the song’s lyrics are autobiographical and were devised as self-therapy by Mery Bas, who needed to express herself to shake off all the feelings of discrimination she felt for being a free-spirited woman.

The singer was joined by artists from Slovenia, Finland, Austria and the UK, who left viewers speechless with their “spicy” performances during the much-talked-about show.

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And Slovenia did its… “miracle” with Raiven, which left nothing to the imagination. She sang her part herself “Veronica” co-signed by Bojan Cvjetićanin and Klavdija Kopina.

Also, one of the performances that definitely stood out in the grand final of Eurovision was that of Finland, as the Windows95Man… stripped on stage! Windows95 Man, real name Teemu Keisteri, describes himself as “an incarnation of the 90s, freeing a once timid family man from his everyday life.”

It’s worth noting that his appearance angered many viewers, who took to X – aka Twitter – to express their shock that he was allowed to appear like this.

And Austria didn’t do too badly in the competition with her 29-year-old Kaleen, 29, with her song ‘We Will Rave’. She made sure all eyes were on her during the show as she burst onto the stage in a…’fire’ bodysuit. The stunning artist teamed the look with thigh-high boots, which made her look even sexier.

There have been many shenanigans and controversies during the competition, but what is certain is that this year’s competition was the most politically charged in its 68-year history. The big surprise was done by Israel, since all these days thousands of demonstrators “besieged” Malmö, shouting pro-Palestine slogans. So, Israel despite boos in Sweden’s Malmo Arena collected the second highest score from the public (323 points) and rose from 12th to 5th place.

Nemo, a non-binary artist, he won the competition and “swept” everything in his path. Through his song, “The Code”describes his journey until he discovers who he really is, encouraging other people to search for their identity.